First District PTA 2020 Commemorative Scholoarship in the amount of $750.  Click here to download flyer.

 

 

Free program is provided by the CHP and is aimed at helping newly licensed- and/or soon-to-be-licensed teenage (15-19) drivers become more aware of the responsibilities that accompany the privilege of being a CA licensed driver.  Click here to download flyer.

 

 

Parent Support Group Flyer - Crescenta Valley High School.  Click here to download flyer.

 

 

Occasionally, we will post articles of interest and/or websites on current topics in education that affect our students and our community.  These articles/websites are posted solely for informational purposes.  We encourage you to take an active interest in issues relating to children, their education and their welfare.

 

CV Alliance, the former Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition, is working hard to provide information, activities and resources to parents, teens and children in the Crescenta Valley.  See their website for a thorough resource guide.

 

 

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PTSA thanks Challenge Success for these wise parenting tips:
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Ten Resolutions For Becoming a More Grateful Parent: 1. I will make sure my child gets a full night’s sleep. Kids need between nine and 12 hours a night. Sleep deprivation impairs concentration, memory, and the ability to accurately read emotional cues. It makes kids crabby and compromises their ability to learn.  2. I will remember that I am a parent, not a CEO. Results are down the line, not at the end of the quarter. This means the occasional “B” or “C” will not break your child’s future prospects. Stop catastrophizing. You won’t see the final fruits of your parenting until your child is grown and gone. 3. I will remember the success trajectory is a squiggle ... not a straight line. Few of us become successful by simply putting one foot in front of the other. Most of us encounter a multitude of twists, turns, direction changes, and stops on the way to our goals. 4. I will love the child in front of me. Appreciate and be thankful for your child’s unique gifts. Children are talented in a multitude of different ways. See your child’s particular talents clearly.  5. I will not push my child to be perfect. Besides genetics, perfectionism is the strongest predictor of clinical depression. Life is full of mistakes, imperfect days, and human failings. Kids need to learn how to cope with these inevitabilities. They (and you) need to be able to feel happiness and gratitude in the face of imperfection. 6. I will not do for my child what he can do for himself. This kills motivation and the ability to innovate. Both are missing from too many young people in today’s workforce. 7. I will not do for my child what she can almost do for herself. At one time your child could almost walk. Now she can walk. Enough said. 8. I will not confuse my needs with my child’s needs. This is the most toxic manifestation of overparenting. Get a hobby or a therapist instead. 9. I will honor the importance of PDF (Play Time, Down Time and Family Time). Don’t overschedule. Kids need time to play, daydream, and just hang out. It’s in these precious “between” times that crucial developmental tasks are accomplished.    10. I will value my own (adult) life. Being a happy, fulfilled, and yes, grateful adult makes you a better parent. It’s one of the best gifts you can give your child. It makes adulthood look like something worth striving for. When we observe Thanksgiving the way I believe we’re meant to, we realize that life is truly rich and bountiful.  As parents, we’ve been given life’s greatest gift.  Learning to appreciate and honor that gift may mean breaking the culturally sanctioned patterns that cause us to unknowingly damage our kids even as we seek to make life better for them. Overparenting is about anxiously exerting control. Gratitude is about accepting what we’ve been given and noticing the joy that it brings. This Thanksgiving weekend, let’s try to do less of the former and more of the latter. And from here out, let’s try to guide and teach our kids without seeking to force them into the mold that we (and society) believe they should conform to. When you can master that balance you will become a perpetually grateful parent.

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Challenge Success:  http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=ecf06117bbfc1d7a70fcee76a&id=72e6858eef&e=d67a8c52e4.  Parenting tips as outlined by Stanford grade, Denise Pope.  Help students stay healthy and balanced with Down Time, Play Time and Family Time.

 

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